Yes they do have an engine oil dipstick. The dipstick tube is also designed
to be used with suction equipment to change the oil. My '98 Audi A8 does not
have a dipstick for the automatic transmission. Checking the level is a real
treat!

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: David Beierl [mailto:dbeierl@gmail.com] On Behalf Of David Beierl
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2012 10:48 PM
To: Dennis Haynes
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: RE: Oil pressure gauges and engine life

At 10:34 PM 5/9/2012, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>I had an '88 560 SEL and now have a '92 600 SEL. Both had a low oil
>level warning light in addition to the oil pressure gauge. The low oil
>level light

But they did have a dipstick, yes?  I think the light is great, it's
removing the dipstick that bothers me.

Yrs,
d